U.K. Aviation Industry Calls on Johnson for More Financial Aid
Heathrow airport, unionized workers and ground-handling staff issued a joint plea to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson for more state funding to help the aviation industry survive Covid-19 travel restrictions that put demand at just 2% of its usual level.
A June estimate by the New Economics Foundation said a further 124,000 jobs in the U.K. were at risk across aviation and the industries it supports on top of workers who’ve already lost their places.